David Bentley will be staying at Blackburn, if new boss Paul Ince has anything to do with it. The former MK Dons boss, only appointed this summer; has cooled the speculation that Tottenham and Liverpool were lining up a move for the England international.

Earlier in the summer, there had been rumour that several of the Premiership's biggest sides had made £8 million offers for the Blackburn player. But Ince is keen to keep his man.

"There has been interest in David and why shouldn't there be, because he's a fantastic player," said Ince.

"But I made my position clear to David when I spoke to him last week.
"He came back for training on Monday and was smiling, and his attitude has been excellent ever since."